Orofacial manifestations and seroprevalence of HIV infection in Namibian dental patients.
METHODS
In an anonymous study of HIV-I sero-reactivity in dental patients in a Government clinic in Namibia, 29 (7%) out of 405 patients (10 female and 19 male) were confirmed as HIV-infected. HIV-antibody testing was done cheaply and conveniently by collecting and storing finger-prick blood on absorbent paper, and eluting the samples 7 weeks later. Testing was done by GACPAT, a simple, inexpensive temperature independent assay which requires no specialised equipment.


CONCLUSIONS
Six patients had orofacial lesions, including Kaposi's sarcoma, leukoplakia (bilateral on buccal mucosa), cervical lymphadenopathy, hairy leukoplakia, circum-oral herpes simplex, HIV-gingivitis and necrotising ulcerative gingivitis. This sampling and testing system is well suited for use in epidemiological surveys in developing countries.
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Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sheffield, UK.
Mackenzie
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Lewis
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Mortimer
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D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009276:Namibia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling
D015483:HIV Antibodies